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Pickled ginger is a common condiment in Japanese and Chinese cuisine. It is often served with sushi or sashimi. In Chinese culture, red-coloured hard-boiled eggs are served with pickled ginger during the full moon (first-month birthday) of a newborn baby.

Young ginger is sliced thinly and marinated in sugar-vinegar solution. Tender young ginger is preferred for pickling, it has mild ginger flavor and less fibrous. Pink pigment in young ginger will develop into beautiful slight pink color naturally when pickled.

Chinese Version: 糖醋腌嫩姜片

Homemade Pickled Ginger
 

Homemade Pickled Ginger Recipe | MyKitchen101en

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients:

  • 300 g young ginger (cut into thin slices)
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 75 ml water
  • 150 ml rice vinegar
  • 150 sugar

Instructions:

1 Wash and clean ginger. Scrape off the skin with small knife or edge of a spoon.

Homemade Pickled Ginger
 

2 Cut young ginger into thin slices. Thickness of ginger slices depending on personal preference.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

3 Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp of salt. Set aside for 30 minutes.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

4 Combine 75 ml water, 150 ml rice vinegar and 150 sugar into small sauce pot, bring to a boil, stir until sugar has dissolved.

Homemade Pickled Ginger
 

5 Discard liquid from ginger slices, wash and rinse, drain completely.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

6 Pour in boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Drain it well and stir in 2 tablespoons of vinegar mixture, discard the liquid to prevent diluting the vinegar mixture.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

7 Pack ginger slices in a clean jar and pour in vinegar mixture.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

8 Keep refrigerated for at least 24 hours before serving. Flavor improves over time, pickled ginger can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

Homemade Pickled Ginger

Homemade Pickled Ginger

Homemade Pickled Ginger Recipe

Pickled ginger is a common condiment in Japanese and Chinese cuisine. It is often served with sushi or sashimi.

Rate

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Chinese, Japanese
Servings 10 servings
Calories 85 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 glass jar

Ingredients
 
 

  • 300 g young ginger cut into thin slices
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 75 ml water
  • 150 ml rice vinegar
  • 150 sugar

Instructions
 

  • Wash and clean ginger. Scrape off the skin with small knife or edge of a spoon.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Cut young ginger into thin slices. Thickness of ginger slices depending on personal preferenc
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Sprinkle with 1 tbsp of salt. Set aside for 30 minutes.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Combine 75 ml water, 150 ml rice vinegar and 150 sugar into small sauce pot, bring to a boil, stir until sugar has dissolved.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Discard liquid from ginger slices, wash and rinse, drain completely.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Pour in boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Drain it well and stir in 2 tablespoons of vinegar mixture, discard the liquid to prevent diluting the vinegar mixture.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Pack ginger slices in a clean jar and pour in vinegar mixture.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger
  • Keep refrigerated for at least 24 hours before serving. Flavor improves over time, pickled ginger can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
    Homemade Pickled Ginger

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Notes

This recipe yields 10 servings of pickled ginger. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving of pickled ginger. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.05gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.05gSodium: 702mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword homemade pickled ginger, pickled ginger, sushi ginger
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